WhErE aRe AlL tHe LeMoNiS hAtErS nOw?????
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That may all be true, but right now they have 14 losses and all of them are to Arkansas, Tennessee, Clemson, Oklahoma, North Carolina and Mississippi State. A lot of pretty good teams would not fair well against that schedule.
yeah but even to the naked eye they dont look the part. They've lost their every day catcher, they've got 2-3 spots in their order they still are unsure of, they've got people playing out of position... they dont have 3 solid weekend starters and they've only got one dependable bullpen arm.
Different than say AM whose got some talent on their roster and still may figure it out.
All I'm saying is they're probably a better team than a casual observer would assume looking at their record. Nothing more than that. Kinda like us.
sure they are going to win more than 2 of 12 going forward... but it wouldnt shock me if they finish above Mizzou is the standings and not much higher if any. They just look like they lack the talent needed to win in this leauge....
hard to be disappointed in winning 2 of 3 considering how our year as gone... but south carolina at home was a spot to sweep and turn things around.
Nothing short of a sweep would have turned my head to the positive but at least it's 2 of 3. State has to sweep some teams to change it's out look.
If they can't sweep the Gamecocks, who will they sweep?
2 0f 3 is something though. Better than getting swept or just taking 1. It's a start but it's most likely too little too late.
If they can't sweep the Gamecocks, who will they sweep?
2 0f 3 is something though. Better than getting swept or just taking 1. It's a start but it's most likely too little too late.
It's just a crazy tough league. There is only on actual bad team, Mizzou. Everybody else is either clearly an elite NC contender or juries still out, but wouldn't be surprised if they got hot and made some noise.
I agree to some extent... that said I think 12 games in... the jury might still be out, buts clear with some teams what the verdict is going to be. Unless South Carolina has some injured pieces that arre about to return... their outlook looks very bleak
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Wait, are you talking about USCe or MSU? We don't have a catcher, we have at least 2-3 spots we are unsure of, we've got people playing out of position(by out of position, i mean their position should be on the bench( and we don't have 3 weekend starters or a dependable bullpen.
Who have they beaten?
There’s a huge divide between #11 and #12, and another one between #15 and #16.
agree... a lot like basketball... There is a distinct line b/t the haves and have nots
Think if we stick with Powell as the starter 3 of the 4 games the catching position gets adequate. As long as downs isnt ran back out there.. we are settled in every spot besides LF and 2b... whcih is fine to platoon.
Pitching wise-- id like to see Pico moved to saturday... but that said, USCe doesnt have an arm of his caliber starting... and just glance at their pen numbers, they seriously only have 1 arm
I realize its very much sky falling around here... but we are vastly more talented than USCe and i am disappointed we didnt sweep.
Pretty ironic thread from the guy who led the keep Lemonis train after the 2023 debacle
They've beaten all the bad teams on their schedule and MSU and Oklahoma once each. I think you knew that. Again, I'm not trying to say they're great, just better than the record indicates with no further research.
It's not at all clear to me that the divide between 11 and 12 is huge. I doubt the 11 best teams now, however you define that, all remain in the Top 11 at seasons end. I feel confident however that Mizzou will remain 16th at seasons end.
One thing we agree on. Mizzou is 16th. Looking at the standings, I could see Kentucky dropping into the bottom 5, and maybe State moving to 11th. That’s about it though.
Any hope of salvaging this season and saving his job begins this week. Get swept and it’s over. Win 1 and I suppose there’s still some hope of a post season. Take the series… things get interesting with the easiest second half schedule you could ask for.